Microculture Rough Draft

Within the context of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, there are a multitude of microcultures that exist. For the purposes of my studies, I will be focusing on the black, male fraternity the Kappas. As stated earlier, the Kappas are an all male, black fraternity. Of all the historically black fraternities at the university, the Kappas are one of the most prominent and popular of said fraternities. A typical Kappa can be described as intelligent, charismatic, outgoing, driven and up to date on the latest trends and fashions. To be a Kappa is to be at the epicenter of popular, urban culture and to maintain a conscious stance onto various programs, political stances and other mediums that cater to the advancement of young, driven and promising black youth. With their consciousness to those topics, the members of the Kappa fraternity take large part in the social activities that take place on campus. As a fraternity, they aim to not only partake in those social activities, but to also create a social network that reaches far beyond what the average collece student may attain. Many people can come into contact with them in a variety of realms, such as academic, athletic, social, etc. On a daily basis, Kappas are within contact with many facets of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill culture, and therefore play a large role in shaping the those various facets of UNC-Chapel culture. As an active agent in shaping the culture of UNC-Chapel Hill, the Kappas provide an interesting perspective to how microcultures affect larger cultures and the importance of microcultures to a larger culture. With that in mind, it is safe to conclude that the Kappas, as a microculture, provide and help shape the UNC-Chapel Hill culture in many facets through their intensive social networking, social life and organized, fraternity activity.